Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term hidden foster care arrangement means any separation of a child from the child's parents or primary caregivers during an investigation by a State, county, local, or tribal child protective services agency (in this Act referred to as a CPS agency ) that occurs without the State taking responsibility for the care or placement of the child and without a court order or the involvement and oversight of a court of law, whether voluntary or involuntary. Such term includes— arrangements in which a CPS agency suggests, implies, or insists that a parent should or must permit the parent’s child to live with someone else in response to an investigation of allegations that the parent, or a spouse, partner, or other individual who resides with the parent, has neglected or abused the child; and arrangements commonly referred to as kinship diversion, foster care diversion, safety planning, and informal family planning to the extent that these arrangements occur without a court order or court oversight.
The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The term State has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1301(a) ) for purposes of parts B and E of title IV of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. , 671 et seq.).
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